9781982178253

1982178256

9781982178277

"The untold story of climate migration-the personal stories of those experiencing displacement, the portraits of communities being torn apart by disaster, and the implications for all of us as we confront a changing future"-- Provided by publisher.

We think about the dangers of climate change in the future tense: that as global warming gets worse over the coming decades, millions of people will scatter around the world fleeing famine and rising seas. What we often don't realize is that the consequences of climate change are already visible, right here in the United States. Bittle shows that, from fire-scorched California to the soaked watersheds of inland North Carolina, people are moving. Insurance and mortgage markets are already shifting to reflect mounting climate risk, pricing people out of risky areas. He tells the stories of those already experiencing life on the move, and show how radically climate change will transform our lives-- and reshape the geography of the United States. -- adapted from jacket

The end of the earth : climate change and the age of permanent disaster : Big Pine Key, Florida

After the flood : managed retreat and its victims : Kinston, North Carolina

Burnout : wildfires, insurance, and the housing crisis : Santa Rosa, California

The story of the Verdins : coastal erosion and cultural extinction : Pointe-au-Chien, Louisiana

Frankenstein city : flood control and urban inequality : Houston, Texas

Why should this a desert be? : drought, agriculture, and the era of expansion : Pinal County, Arizona

Bailout : rising seas and falling markets : Norfolk, Virginia

Where will we go? : a new American geography.

The end of the earth

After the flood

Burnout

The story of the Verdins

Frankenstein City

Why should this a desert be?

Bailout

Where will we go?

Environmental refugees > United States.

Forced migration > United States.

Climatic changes > Social aspects > United States.

Climatic changes > Social aspects.